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  • January 22, 2026

    Ex-Ga. GOP Chair Likely Stuck With Party's Settlement Bill

    The Georgia Court of Appeals signaled Thursday it was unlikely to throw out a judgment the state Republican Party won against its former chairman after he allegedly botched settlement talks in an underlying suit, due largely to his failure to obtain the trial court's record.

  • January 21, 2026

    Delaware Justices Clarify Ruling On Loews' $1.5B Cash-Out

    In a rare second look at one of its own recent decisions, Delaware's Supreme Court said an earlier opinion "misconstrued" some dimensions of an unjust enrichment challenge to Loews Corp.'s $1.5 billion buyout of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP public unitholders.

  • January 21, 2026

    Firm Seeks To Toss Suit Alleging Hurricane Claim Fee Scheme

    A law firm urged a Louisiana federal court Wednesday to toss a proposed class action over an alleged scheme to collect exorbitant fees on hurricane-related property insurance claims, saying the complaint fails to plead a certifiable class and involves a "smorgasbord" of individualized legal malpractice claims.

  • January 21, 2026

    Ga. Justices Deny Atty's Reprimand Bid After Jan. 6 Actions

    A public reprimand may not be enough to discipline an attorney who was convicted and later pardoned of a felony and several misdemeanor federal offenses in connection with his participation in events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the Georgia Supreme Court said Wednesday.

  • January 21, 2026

    Title Insurer Gets Atty's Emotional Distress Claims Cut

    Higher-ups at Connecticut title insurer CATIC and its nonprofit holding company don't have to face a former director's claims for emotional distress and tortious interference over his ouster, a state court judge has ruled.

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